Anatomy
This connects the middle ear space to the nasopharynx
What is the Eustachian Tube
The three types of hearing loss`
What are conductive, sensorineural and mixed
Assistive device used in addition to hearing aids or CI to help in background noise
What is a remote microphone
Professional other than audiologist who can sell prescription hearing aids
what is Hearing Instrument Specialist
The frequency at which an object vibrates the most freely
What is resonant frequency
The ossicle that can most easily be seen via otoscopy
What is the malleus
The type of hearing loss caused by an issue in the inner ear
What is sensorineural
Type of hearing loss that a BAHA is most appropriate for
The degree required to become an audiologist
Au.D.
The percent of babies born hard of hearing who have two parents with normal hearing
What is over 90%
The bone behind the ear which is filled with "air cells"
What is the mastoid bone
Disorder in which there is total absence of an ear canal
What is atresia
The term for the "listening therapy" that often occurs after a patient receives a cochlear implant
what is aural rehabilitation
Type of physician specialist with whom audiologists most commonly work
A sound that involves only one frequency of vibration that is used in hearing testing
What is a pure tone
The cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance
What is cranial nerve 8 (vesitbulocochlear nerve)
Bony growths in the ear canal sometimes referred to as "surfer's ear"
What are exostoses
The type of hearing loss most likely to require MEDICAL treatment
What is conductive
The name of the graph used to document results of a hearing test
What is an audiogram
An example of a syndrome associated with hearing loss
What is: Treacher Collins, Waardenburg, Jervel Lange Neilson, Ushers,
The term for the frequency specific way the auditory system is coded (including the basilar membrane, auditory nerve and auditory cortex)
What is tonotopicity
The term for age related hearing loss
Presbycusis
The name of the test used to verify the settings/programming of a hearing aid
What is real ear measures
The frequency range tested during routine audiometry
What is 250-8000Hz
The frequency range of human hearing
What is 20-20,000Hz